Acetaminophen (Tylenol) could also be dangerous for people who drink frequently since this could exacerbate those with pre-existing liver damage.
The large pharmaceutical company had recalled its lung drug Thelin after studies showed it was linked to potentially life-threatening liver damage.
Broken pieces of the brain, heart or liver could be replaced--repairing damage done by accidents or illness.
But now the hospital has The FibroScan, an ultrasound probe to diagnose what Dr Wright describes as the "ticking time-bomb" of liver damage.
BBC: Liver damage is 'silent killer' cirrhosis patient warns
The FDA reviewers said they did not know whether long-term use of mipomersen could cause irreversible liver damage, but warned that patients could be at risk for cirrhosis and liver-related death if the observed liver changes progressed.
In early-stage testing quinolones had caused liver and joint damage in young rats and dogs.
Most people who get hepatitis B have it for a short time, though it can cause a long-term infection that can damage the liver.
The researchers, led by Dr Lawrence Serfaty, found patients with severe OSA were more insulin-resistant and were more likely to have liver damage, compared to people of the same weight who did not have the sleep disorder.
But even more recently, chemist Vicky Colvin at Rice University showed that, while Fullerenes kill human liver and skin cells, they don't damage DNA and are non-carcinogenic.
Caspase-blockers may limit collateral tissue damage from strokes, heart attacks or liver disease, and Vertex hopes to begin human trials of at least one compound next year.
Unfortunately, some quack doctors have experimented with chelation therapy on autistic children, despite that fact that it can cause deadly liver and kidney damage, and one of them caused the death of a 5-year-old boy in 2005.
Damage to the liver and kidneys has been observed in rats chronically (long-term) exposed in their drinking water.
Fats that are taken into the body too quickly - for instance during a fast food binge - tend to be rapidly shunted to non-adipose tissues such as the liver, heart and pancreas, where they can do extensive damage to cells.
In 2002, the FDA warned consumers about reports of liver damage associated with kava, but the agency stopped short of pulling the product from shelves -- a step that public health officials in other countries have taken.
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